Category Archives: metsy

TGIF

April 17, 2009 By in cloth, melange, metsy, paper, portrait, published, scissors, tutorial, zne 3 Comments

Thank you everyone for participating in my sale! It is now officially over, and the rest of the packages will go out tomorrow.
I just ordered some new prints of some sold originals and I will let you know when they arrive.
Also on the immediate horizon, my article, ‘Wearing My HeArt on My Sleeve’ will be in the upcoming issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors. This article includes step out pictures of one of my portraits.
I am going to go and relax after a day of mulching, planting, and mowing. The yard looks great, me not so much:-)
Have a great weekend all!

Tax Day, I filed an extension…

April 15, 2009 By in art, blog, etsy, melange, metsy, mixed media, sale, zne 4 Comments

Ok, I am so behind, just plain old a lot going on right now. I know you can relate. So, our tax guy and my D.H. can never get together because D.H. is flying all the time so we can make more money so we can pay more to the government, LOL! Note my son’s drawing of daddy’s airplane. It’s not really funny, but the point is we filed an extension to relieve some stress. I also noticed a couple of days ago that I had reached another blog milestone of 30,000 hits since I installed my counter and had planned to do a giveaway, but I just did a giveaway to 7 people on facebook, so I’m going to do a sale instead. I filed an extension on that too:-) So today, tax day and extending it to tomorrow at 5:00pm I will give not one, but all of you, my blog readers 50% off of ANYthing in my shop! One item discount per person and the discount will be credited back to your paypal account after the item is purchased. Fun huh? I’m not advertising this in my shop, it is for my blog readers, to show how much I appreciate you all.

About Letting Go

February 25, 2009 By in art, flowers, metsy, mixed media, portrait, spring, zne 21 Comments
That is the title of this piece that I finished today. As part of a group of artists/friends, who meet daily to exchange tidbits about our lives, share tips and techniques, and enjoy each others company, we cheer each other on and share in the victories, and we also give comfort when life is not so perfect. Hearing of the losses experienced by a couple of these ladies, reminded me so much of the loss of my own grandparents and beloved pets through the years. These losses touch most of us because we have experienced similar times in our lives. On so many levels life is about learning to let go. Letting go of loved ones, letting go of our children as they grow, letting go of things that frustrate or irritate us. Things beyond our control. There is beauty in letting go. It may be hard to see, but it is there. That is what I hoped to convey in this piece. The beauty. Remember to look for the beauty.
Available in my etsy shop.

Somerset Apprentice Coming Soon

February 6, 2009 By in collage, etsy, metsy, mixed media, pam carriker, somerset, somerset apprentice, stampington and company, zne 12 Comments

For today’s art, I actually worked on my new banner. It needed something, so I was able to figure out how to cut some bits from recent artwork and add them in. This is where my huge learning curve comes in, I’m learning though!
March is on the way and with it comes a new publication from Somerset. I am very excited to be part of the inaugural issue of Somerset Apprentice! This will hit the new stands March 1, 2009. You can order your own copy here.

A Little Piece of Art

February 6, 2009 By in butterfly, caran d'ache, metsy, portrait, self portrait, water soluble crayon, zne 7 Comments

My friend Alisa (prettylittlependants) presented a little portrait challenge, so I thought I would take a few minutes to make this small, 4×6 piece. You can see the requirements on her blog. Anyone can play! It just has to be an original portrait that is 4×6. I used Caran d’ache water soluble crayons for this. I have created a piece of art every day now since January 1, 2009. It is a fun habit to be in and I highly recommend it! Even if it’s something small like this, or a little bit you do in a journal, it doesn’t have to be big, just spend a few minutes creating. Your muse will thank you!